Other than all the Crosby talk, one of the big storylines is the "return of Pittsburgher Ryan Malone." Guaranteed the only reason he's coming to Pittsburgh is so he can steal a bunch of gold bars from underneath the Steel Plaza T Station like in Die Hard 3. Start hating him now. Because he sucks. Always did.

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Scott Burnside is picking the Pens in 7, but his 83-paragraph preview goes out the window when he says "James Neal will have to continue to step up." [ ESPN ]